machicolation

machicolation meaning in English, machicolation का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में

Noun

An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in genera

The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.